Monthly Archives: November 2011

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal”  (1 Corinthians 13:1). Today’s Scripture begins what many refer to as the Love Chapter.  For … Continue reading →

“But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew  I unto you a more excellent way” (1 Corinthians 12:31). “…the Corinthians were apparently seeking status through the exercise of the gifts that seemed to them to be more important.   Paul … Continue reading →

“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.  And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6). … Continue reading →

“Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone.  Obey his commands, listen to his voice and cling to Him”  (Deuteronomy 13:4 NLT). I’ve been a word sleuth.  I’ve spent time in my Bible and time on the Merriam-Webster … Continue reading →

“Go ahead, beg God to be merciful to you!  But when you bring that kind of offering, why should he show you any favor at all? asks the Lord Almighty”  (Malachi 1:9 NLT). I see it almost every day in … Continue reading →

“For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To … Continue reading →

“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal” (1 Corinthians 12:7). The NIV Study Bible states: “Every member of the body of Christ has been given some spiritual gift that is an evidence of … Continue reading →